2005A&A...434..221K -
Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 434221-233 (2005/4-4)
Hα observations of the star FK Com.
KJURKCHIEVA D.P. and MARCHEV D.V.
Abstract (from CDS):
High-resolution spectroscopic observations around the H
α line of
FK Com are presented. The analysis of the spectra reveals that: (a) the intensity of the R peak of the mean H
α profile is larger than that of the V peak; (b) the intensities of the V and R emission peaks changes almost in anti-phase; (c) the ratio V/R varies in phase with V; (d) the total H
α emission has a maximum at phase 0.75. The similarity of the H
α profile of FK Com with those of the disk-like stars leads us to the conclusion that its broad two-peaked emission H
α line originates from an extended disk. It is supposed that the disk produces the mean H
α line. The variability of the H
α profile is explained by the presence of additional sources of absorption and emission at diametrically opposite regions of the disk. The asymmetry of the mean H
α profile requires the disk to be half-illuminated. It is supposed that a source of illumination is a low-mass hot secondary orbiting the disk. A model of the H
α emitting configuration of FK Com is proposed.
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Journal keyword(s):
stars: activity - stars: binaries: spectroscopic - stars: chromospheres - stars: individual: FK Com
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